Paper-feeding cabinet.



F H. HOBERG.

PAPER FEEDING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3|. 191s,

Patented Apr. 23,1918.

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FRANK H. HOBERG, or GREEN BAY, Wiscons n.

. PAPER-FEEDING canister,

Application filed May 31, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. Hoe'nno, a citizen of the United States,residing at Green Bay, county of Brown, and State of Vl isconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Paper-lieedingv Cabinets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in paper feeding cabinets, withespecial reference to that class of cabinets used for storing anddelivering paper towels, napkins, etc, in single sheets.

The object of my invention is to provide eiiicient means whereby theuser may separate a single sheet from a package contained within alocked cabinet and start the sheet through a slot in one wall of thecabinet suf' ficiently to permit it to be grasped and drawn out, thesheet starting mechanism automatically returning to normal positionafter each sheet starting operation.

More particularly, the object of my invention is to provide a form ofsheet starter which will eli'ectually engage the outer sheet of a paperpackage and start it without injurious rubbing contact therewith, thestarting device being adapted to grip and pull t1 e sheet in onedirection without slipping thereon.

The sheet starting device primarily comprises a brush having wirefilaments or bristlcs which are inclined in the direction in which thesheet is to be started. In this ap plication the brush has areciprocating movement within the cabinet, whereas in the companionapplication bearing even date herewith, I have shown and described abrush having similar wire filaments or bristles adapted to be rotatedinto and out of contact with a package of paper for discharging sheetsin a similar manner but without reverse movements along the surface ofthe sheet.

In the drawings Figure l is a front elevation of a paper cabinetembodying my invention with portions of the'front wall broken away toshow the interior sheet starting and cabinet look ing mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, drawn on line 22 of F 1, andshowing a paper package in position.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters in bothviews.

The cabinet is preferably constructed in two sections, comprising a backsection A Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. as, rare.

Serial No. 100,921.

and a cover section B hinged together at C and with the side walls ofthe cover section telescoping over those of the back section. The coversection is provided near its upper end with a hook shaped bracket B anda locking bar A is mounted to slide upon the rear wall of the backsection and is provided at its upper end with a latch an adapted tovengage the hook shaped bracket B when the bar A is pulled downwardly.The lower end of the cabinet is provided with a slot or left open forthe discharge of sheets of paper and by inserting atool through thislower end of the cabinet, a projection a carried by the bar A may beengaged and the locking bar manipulated to lock or unlock the cabinet.lVhen unlocked, the cover section may be swung downwardly upon the coverC to expose the interior. The package of paper D is suspended from theupper portion of the back section A of the cabinet. In the constructionillustrated, the sheets of paper composing the package are connectedwith each other by a binder (Z and a dove-tailed tongue d" is formed byslitting the upper margin of the package along diagonal downwardly andinwardly converging lines toreceive a dovetailed supporting bracket Eprojecting forwardly from the rear wall of the cabinet. I do not limitthe scope of my invention to any specific means for supporting thepackage, but it should be supported from its'upper end in order tosecure the best results.

An operating lever F' pivoted to the frontfwall of vthe cabinet sectionB at 1 near one side wall and projects across the inner face of thefront wall and through a slot 7 in the other side wall of the coversection B. The projecting end of the lever F may be provided. with anoperatingknob or handle 7" and this end of the lever is normally held ina raised position at or near the upper end of the slot 7 by a spring Gwhich connects an intermediate portion 9 of the handle with the frontwall of the cover section at g. A wire brush has its back plate l-lloosely secured at h to the lever F by means of a pin or boltwhichpasses through aslot it in the lever. The brush is composed of,short lengths or filaments of wire I each secured at one end to the backH and projecting inwardly and downwardly and adapted to hear at itsinner end against the front sheet of paper in the package D. Forconvenience in description, these wire filathe brush back H'is looselyfitted.

ments maybe referred to as bristles, and

stifi bristles might be substituted for the the length of the bearingagainst the flanges J and thereby prevent cramping. The flanges J willof course limit the forward movement of the package 1) under thepressure of a back spring I) interposed between the back wall of thepackage and a press plate d, whereby the package is pressed forwardlyagainst the wire bristles of the brush. r v 7 To discharge a sheet fromthe package, the user grasps the handle f and pulls it downwardlypreferably with a quick stroke. The lever thereupon actuates the brushdownwardly, and as the paper package and wire bristles are in pressurecontact with each other, the front sheet of the package will be drawndownwardly by the brush tearing it away from the dove tailed stub d andcausing the lower end of the sheet to 7 project through the slot or openlower end of the'cabinet. The sheet will be prevented from dropping bythe continued pressure of thebrush thereon, but the protruding lower endmay be, grasped and the sheet may be drawn downwardly from the cabinetuntil fully discharged. Owing to the downward inclination of the wirebristles they will offer, no material resistance and the sheet will notbe scratched or torn, al though the bristles of course will havesufficient" resistance to prevent the sheet from dropping by gravity asabove stated. It

I will of couse be understood that as soon as the operator releases thehandle f, lever F will be lifted to normal position by the reactionarypull of spring G. This lifting creasing their pressure upon the sheet.The

front wall of the cabinet near its lower end is provided with anauxiliary guide wall K,

Copies c: this patent may be obtained for having a donuiward and inwardinclination, whereby the discharging sheet will be preventedfromswinging forwardly, it being desirable that the sheet should movedownwardly along a substantially vertical line within the cabinet, sothat in case the user pulls the sheet forwardly, it will not catch ortear upon any portion of the mechanism.

1 claim-- 1. A paper feeding cabinet provided with means for suspendinga package of paper from its upper end portion, said cabinet having anopening at its lower end through which sheets of a package may bedischarged from said package, a lever pivotally supported from saidcabinet and adapted to swing in a vertical plane adjacent to the frontwall of the cabinet, said lever having an arm projecting through a slotin one side wall of the cabinet, whereby the lever may be oscillated ina vertical plane from the exterior, and a brush supported by said leverin a position for contact with the front sheet of paper supported insaid cabinet, whereby when said lever is oscillated, the friction of thebrush will discharge the sheet with which it contacts through theopening in the lower end of the cabinet, substantially as described. 7

2. A paper feeding cabinet having an opening in its lower end adaptedfor a dis charge of paper sheets, means for supporting a package ofpaper within said cabinet in a position for successive sheet dischargesthrough said opening, a lever pivotally supported within the cabinetnear one side wall and projecting through the opposite side wall, thelatter being slotted to permit vertical oscillations of the lever uponsaid pivotal connection, a brush having its back loosely connected withsaid lever and supported thereby adjacent to the front wall of saidcabinet substantially midway between the sides thereof, guides connectedwith said cabinet wall and adapted to prevent a rotary movement of thebrush when the lever is reciprocated, and means for pressing a packageof paper against said brush, said brush being adapted to engage andactuate the front sheet of the package downwardly with each downwardmovement of the lever and also adapted to slide freely over the surfaceof the sheet during a reverse movement of the lever.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK H. HOBEBG;

Witnesses:

WARD E. BLACK, HENRY Gonrnn.

five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of latents,

Washington, 1). Q,

